Medellin

History of Medellin

Brief history of Medellín summarized From Colombia, let’s know the brief history of Medellin, as a summary. Spanish discovery The Aburrá Valley was discovered by the Spanish explorer Jerónimo Luis Tejelo in 1541, but the settlement of Medellín was founded later, on March 2, 1616, by the Spanish conquistador Don Francisco Herrera Campuzano under the name of San Lorenzo de Aburrá. Early development began in the southern part of the city, now known as El Poblado. In 1675 the name was changed to Villa de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Medellín. It was not until 1813 that the town…